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Rapid River is a tiny town of 223 people in Delta County, Michigan. It's about 105 miles from Traverse City, MI and 204 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 55 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $140k and rent runs about $99 a month.
223people
$140kTypical home
$99/moRent
77° / 25°Summer / winter
55"Snow
185Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 223
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 177 people per sq mi
- 204 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 105 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $140k (≈$882/mo)
- Median rent $99/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 185 sunny days a year (30 totally clear)
- 180 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 55" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 59 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (130 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (576 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 25% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to ESC airport
- 211 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 205 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 594 ft
- 446 mi to the ocean
- 0 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 68 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 101 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 48 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Delta County: R+30 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.